# Car bomb kills Russian soldier in latest targeted assassination 

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/car-bomb-kills-russian-soldier-in-latest-targeted-assassination/
- Published: 2026-11-12T11:57:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T12:27:34+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/world-news/russian-soldier-killed-by-car-bomb-near-st-petersburg-in-latest-targeted-assassination/
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- A Russian serviceman was killed in a car blast in St Petersburg.
- Investigators opened a murder case.
- No responsibility had been claimed immediately.

## Summary

A Russian serviceman was killed when the car he was driving exploded in the Pushkinsky District of St Petersburg, prompting investigators to open a murder case. The blast adds to a series of attacks on Russian military personnel and people connected to Moscow’s war effort, though responsibility for this incident has not been established.

The serviceman was not immediately identified; the Fontanka newspaper reported he was a colonel, a detail Reuters could not independently verify. Investigators and forensic specialists examined the scene, where a damaged SUV and what appeared to be a damaged passenger bus were visible. Another serviceman died in a car explosion in the same district on 27 August, and other car bomb attacks have taken place in Moscow and Crimea in recent months.

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